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Monday, December 31, 2007 Queen Of Disco B'day The Best of Soul Train was so sizzlin' hot this past saturday, the most smokin' episode ever. it originally aired february 3, 1979, during the apex of the disco explosion. The Soul Train Dancers were living for the music as if they'd just been freed from prison. these children were - letting - you - have - it. when they played Amii Stewart "Knock On Wood", it looked like the set was gonna come crashing down from all the gyrating and body thrusting. when they played Gonzales "I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet", the look of pure ecstasy and unlimited possibilities was on the face of each dancer. watching this show, it's clear why the disco movement had to be shut down. it tapped into that vast spiritual energy that cannot be controlled. disco threatened people who were afraid of their own connection to universal joy. unfortunately, people feel more comfortable in their pain, like a foster child who longs to be back home with their abusive parent. remember, you have two choices on this planet...glass half full or glass half empty. both choices are correct, but one choice will bring you joy, and the other choice will bring you pain. keep on dancin', children. click here to find where The Best of Soul Train is broadcast in your area.  my favorite Donna Summer songs: 1. dim all the lights 2. on the radio 3. i love you 4. our love 5. macarthur park 6. this time i know it's for real 7. love's about to change (C&C version) 8. love is in control 9. the woman in me 10. work that magic 11. lucky 12. dinner with gershwin 13. try me, i know we can make it 14. hot stuff 15. sunset people 
| Permalink Sunday, December 30, 2007 sean penn "Into The Wild" a fantastic movie, really moving, beautifully shot. i'm always intrigued by people who voluntarily step into the unknown. that's one of the reasons "The Wizard of Oz" is my favorite movie.  "Atonement" a boring, sleep inducing, English soap opera. all potatoes, no meat. at times, the movie felt like an unfunny skit from The Carol Burnett Show. Keira Knightley deserves special mention for her ability to stay so thin. well done, ol' girl.  "I'm Not There" in the art world, when a curator says "this is a very important piece of work", my reaction is always "i'll be the judge of that." it took me many years to develop the self-esteem to trust my own instincts when it came to art. my criteria? how does it make me feel? would i like to bring it home? whenever people speak of Bob Dylan, it's always in hushed tones, as if to say "this is a very important artist". i say bollocks! he's a poser. Dylan is the epitome of The Great Rock & Roll Hoax. dressed in all black, sunglasses, a filterless cigarette and a guitar... "He's a rebel, sooo cool". "I'm Not There" only perpetuates the pretentious, superficial ideal of his coolness. at least Victoria Beckham has the guts to say i can't sing, i'm not smart, and i'm shallow. i'd rather see a movie about her. | Permalink Saturday, December 29, 2007 busting out all over i can't believe it took me this long to finally see Junebug. in 2005, why didn't one of my friends say "Ru, run! don't walk to see this movie, run, run, run!". this makes me question the judgement of all my so-called friends. i mean, how could a movie this amazing have slipped by me? this shit is one of the most important films ever made. totally effin' awesome. Amy Adams has created a character that will lovingly live in my consciousness forever and ever. through her role in Junebug, she has earned her place among the real motherfuckin' bitches with real motherfuckin' talent... Geraldine Page, Sandy Dennis, Meryl Streep, Cate Blanchett. Celia Weston rocks the house in Junebug as well. while we're at it, add Celia Weston to that list of real talent bitches, cause she consistently turns it out in every film she makes. she's the real deal. you gotta rent Junebug. it is a freakin' masterpiece. Amy Adams is a friggin' genius.  i saw Juno. i did NOT like it. the script is way too precious and clever for it's own good. like "a very special" 2 hour episode of The Gilmore Girls. it did have fantastic actors, though. | Permalink Friday, December 28, 2007 spiritual being having a human experience it's so effin awesome that my body would choose a time when i'm not working or making personal appearances to catch a cold. another reminder that i'm in sync with a consciousness that guides me on a subconscious level. it hasn't been that bad, just a runny nose and some required isolation. it feels like my body is downloading new software. i can't even remember the last time i had a cold. plus, the cold has forced me to sit my black ass down and reflect on the past year... and what a wonderful year it has been! thank you, thank you, thank you!  if i didn't have a cold, how else would i be able to sit through these long ass movies? yesterday i saw: "Ratatouille" fun. good message. still disturbing to see even cartoon rats. "Lust, Caution" OMG! more sensual than "Last Tango in Paris" & "9½ Weeks" combined. amazing lead actress. Ang Lee at his best. i loved this movie. "Curse of the Golden Flower" not great, but visually stunning. same is true for "Hannibal Rising". both films are carried by the hypnotic beauty and talent of Gong Li. | Permalink Thursday, December 27, 2007 hot tamale i spent yesterday completely alone. it was fabulous. i watched academy screeners all day. i got so enthralled that i missed my standing court date. i forgot that Judge Judy comes on at 3pm here in L.A. instead of 4pm like in NYC. i won't make that mistake again. here's a list of the dvd's i watched: "Eastern Promises" really good. well paced. Cronenberg doesn't do sexy, even with full nudity from Viggo. "Margot At The Wedding" fantastic dialog, really solid performances. i really loved this movie, it stayed with me. not for everyone, though. too intellectual for most audiences. "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" i watched the first 45 minutes and then i shut her DOWN. i hated the protagonist. "Enchanted" i thought i would shut her down after 15 minutes, but i started watching and fell in love with Amy Adams. fun movie. Susan Sarandon's voice is too compassionate to portray the wicked stepmother. they should have gotten Faye Dunaway, Sharon Stone or Miranda Richardson. "The Adventures of Mimi" i love Mariah for all the right reasons and for all the wrongs reasons. suffice to say, the dvd satisfied all my reasons for loving her. hot tamale! (note to M, more costumes changes next tour please.) | Permalink Wednesday, December 26, 2007 box office poison "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story" hasn't made a dime at the box office. more proof that it's the best film of the year. all i know is that if i really love a movie, it's the kiss of death for it at the box office. run, see it before they yank it from the cineplex. | Permalink dead or alive? can you imagine being on this hunk of clay for over 85 years? i thought most of the celebrities listed on this site were long gone. i remember seeing each of them, at one time or another, show up on The Mike Douglas Show. | Permalink Tuesday, December 25, 2007 chrissy in el lay well, i made it back to L.A. in time for xmas. it's warm, it's sunny, and it's where i wanna be this winter.  i spent the day with my friend Tiko. we watched a screener of "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story", and i friggin' lost my marbles! it is by far my favorite film of the year, and the funniest movie i've seen since "Borat". it's hilarious!!! up there with "Elvira: Mistress of the Dark" and "Blazing Saddles". hell, it's as funny as "What's Up Doc?". | Permalink Monday, December 24, 2007 excellent! after reports of illness, Cher doing fine in Malibu. | Permalink 2007 watts i discovered the philosopher Alan Watts earlier this year, and he has subsequently influenced the way i interpret everything. i listen to his lectures on my ipod each night as i fall asleep. i became interested in metaphysics as a teenager, and i thought i'd heard of all the heavyweights in the field, but what do ya know? check him out here | Permalink deadline like my mother, i love to shop. i shop all year 'round, except during xmas. i buy things for friends and family when i'm moved to do so, which is often, but i will not be shamed into buying stuff for people just because it's the thing to do. | Permalink birmingham palace Aretha's party felt very much like a family affair. actually, like my own family, which triggered many feelings i hadn't expected. The Queen was gracious and lovely, and treated us like royalty from beginning to end. | Permalink Thursday, December 20, 2007 Her Royal Highness tomorrow night, i will be performing the g-rated version of my nightclub act at Aretha Franklin's annual christmas party. she had me perform for her birthday party back in 1995. here are a few of my favorite Aretha recordings: 1. Everchanging Times w/Michael McDonald ... Jewels In The Crown: All-Star Duets 2. Willing To Forgive ... Greatest Hits (80-94) 3. Love Me Right ... Jump To It 4. Another Night ... Greatest Hits (80-94) 5. Rock-A-Lott ... RuPaul's Go Go Box Classics 6. Every Girl (Wants My Guy) ... Get It Right 7. United Together ... Aretha 8. Sparkle ... Sparkle 9. Since You've Been Gone ... 30 Greatest Hits 10. Until You Come Back To Me ... 30 Greatest Hits | Permalink best picture our trip to Detroit was delayed till tomorrow morning so i took the time to do some work on my external hard drive. i switched out all my Mariah itunes artwork with photos from This Site. they've got some great pictures. | Permalink he's a winner i hate sitcoms. i grew up watching the golden era of the sitcom, and i speak the language fluently. i think the genre is sooo used up. so imagine my surprise when i found myself head over heels in love with "The Winner", Rob Corddry's short lived sitcom on Fox. well, not so much of a surprise given how much i dig Rob Corddry from his tenure on The Daily Show. i even bought episodes of "The Winner" on itunes... go figure! i'm such a loser. | Permalink Wednesday, December 19, 2007 spanish harlem i go home to NYC today after 4 weeks of living out of suitcases. i'll be there for less than 24 hours until we fly to Detroit for a command performance for The Queen. | Permalink Tuesday, December 18, 2007 hate to say goodbyethe last day on a movie is like the last day of summer camp. you know deep inside that the chances of ever seeing your new friends again are slim to none. you get so close in such a short amount of time and then it's over. it's sad, but such is life. i hate saying goodbye.after my last shot, the assistant director said aloud the traditional "ladies and gentlemen, that is a picture wrap for rupaul". then, the director brought me flowers and thanked me for being a part of the movie. it's hard to not feel sad when everybody is hugging me and saying goodbye. i keep reminding myself that i carry a bit of everyone i've ever known with me wherever i go, but that still doesn't stop me from missing them. | Permalink Monday, December 17, 2007 Best Actress 2007 i saw The Golden Compass last night and i loved it. Nicole Kidman is deliciously evil in the role of Mrs. Coulter. each of her costumes is better than the last, and the way she uses her body to portray the character is pure genius. at one point, Nicole tries real hard to move her forehead, but to no avail. it is for that reason i'm naming her Best Actress 2007... well, for that reason and for her appearance in The Invasion. her skin is photoshopped in every single frame of The Invasion. sooo totally worth the ticket price. i friggin' love Nicole Kidman! makes me wanna see her other film of 2007, Margot At The Wedding. | Permalink my top 10 most played albums of 2007 i awoke this morning with "show me" by Janet Jackson playing in me head. come to think of it, her 20 Y.O. cd was one of my top 10 most played albums of 2007. here are the others: 1. Katherine McPhee ... Katherine McPhee 2. Boogie 2nite ... Booty Luv 3. 20 Y.O. ... Janet Jackson 4. Back To Black ... Amy Winehouse 5. Shanice ... Shanice Wilson 6. Contact ... Pointer Sisters 7. It's A Man's World ... Cher 8. Thunder & Roses ... Pam Tillis 9. Just Whitney ... Whitney Houston 10. Never Say Never ... Brandy | Permalink Sunday, December 16, 2007 life after love Annette showed up one morning after my shift at WKTU, and subsequently every public appearance i made in the New York area for the next ten years. she and her daughter Vanessa were at every taping of The RuPaul Show on VH1, and even trekked out west last june for the Los Angeles premiere of "Starrbooty". i had never experienced that level of devotion from a fan until i met her, and initially it was startling when she showed me the tattoo of my name on her leg, but eventually i understood it and in doing so learned how to accept my own lovability on a level i had never allowed myself before. i will always be grateful to you for that, Annette. until we meet again, i will wear your tattoo in my heart. | Permalink Friday, December 14, 2007 happy bday tommyknockers i must have done something really good in my last life to deserve a friend like my buddy Tom Trujillo. eveytime i think of him, a smile appears on my face. i fucking love him so much. in honor of his 30th birthday, i'm posting his favorite clip. 
| Permalink currently #1 on Ru Radio "the way i love you" ... Tamia | Permalink night for day for the past 2 days, we've shot all day and late into the night. we wrapped at 11pm thursday night and celebrated Bunny & The Falcon Boys last day at The Boardwalk all male burlesque bar.  i have friday & saturday off from the film, but saturday i have a 4pm signing at Barnes & Noble and my nightclub show at Bill's Filling Station around midnight. | Permalink Thursday, December 13, 2007 home is wherever i am sometimes i find myself saying 'where am i' or 'how do i know that person', but more and more it's becoming very evident that it really doesn't matter. all that matters is that we are here together. | Permalink Wednesday, December 12, 2007 third day on set we spent the past two days shooting at Haulover Beach, just north of Bal Harbour. it was really beautiful out there and filming went relatively smooth, except for a bit of tongue twister dialog i had to deliver. i'm having a blast!  some of the guys and i went roller skating at Gold Coast tonight and had a killer time. Aden & Jordan Jaric are my new best friends on the set. tuesday, the three of us sang the whole Booty Luv cd non-stop in between takes and in the transport van. they're the brand new Falcon discoveries who happen to be a couple in real life. | Permalink Tuesday, December 11, 2007 currently #1 on Ru Radio "we've got the power" ... Pointer Sisters | Permalink change your mind over the years, the following proverb has helped me to realign my thinking during those many dark nights of the soul. while standing at the airport watching airplanes take off and fly into the horizon, it looks as though the planes are getting smaller and smaller. are they actually getting smaller? no, it just looks that way from where you're standing. your ability to change your perception is miraculous. | Permalink Monday, December 10, 2007 yummy we filmed on the beach today with dozens of barely clothed men. lots of new and retired porn stars here in Ft. La-De-Da.  Bunny had me cracking up all day long. while waiting for the camera to be repositioned, we chose among the extras our potential new boyfriends. | Permalink '07 movie of the year truth be told, the only reason i ever go to the movies is for the popcorn. i'm easily distracted by cell phones, idol chatter and rats. so, i much prefer seeing films at home. of the films i saw at the cineplex, my favorite this year was The Namesake. | Permalink Sunday, December 09, 2007 my first day on set here's Bun Bun stepping out of her trailer.  this is the gorgeous Jonah Blechman showing off. | Permalink Saturday, December 08, 2007 aardvark girl Art Basel! How I yearn to work it! It is now the single focal point for all trillionaire hedge fund manager's trophy wives shopping fantasies, where every paint splatter on canvas that looks like it should be in Spencer's Gifts at the King of Prussia Mall costs $70 million. This "art" is then used to "decorate" $40 million penthouses, or as one commentator called them "skyboxes for the coming apocalypse". Mike M. | Permalink santa aventura i've been doing costume and wig fittings in the mornings, and then my afternoons are free. i start shooting on tomorrow. yesterday, i had lunch with Fred and Elouise at the Aventura Mall. they hadn't seen each other in 15 years. later, Elouise and i had our photo taken with Santa Claus. it was my first time photographed with St. Nick. | Permalink Thursday, December 06, 2007 jennifer convertibles i went to three different Art Basel events today and my brain hurts from over stimulation. not from the art, but from the pretentious who attend. OMG! the outfits, the attitude, the plastic surgery! it wasn't a total lost, because i did see a few paintings that could work with the color of my sofa. | Permalink Wednesday, December 05, 2007 oh, and the movie i'm doing is ...the sequel to this. | Permalink currently #1 on Ru RadioPosh Spice ... "Resentment" Beyonce powerhouses her way through "Resentment" on her last album, and in doing so, loses the vulnerability that the lyric requires. Posh's lack of vocal hoop jumping actually works in her favor here. she comes across as genuinely hurt by the antagonist in the song. | Permalink the way old friends do it was fantastic seeing Bobby Bridges tonight for the first time in 20 years. he was the dj at Weekends Atlanta, where i go-go danced for two and a half years. he was hanging out at Fred's house here in Ft. Lauderdale. Fred was a back-up dancer/singer in my nightclub act back in '86-'87. his stage name was "Trade".  Fred and i went to the Gold Coast Roller Rink for their gay skate night, and then to The Boardwalk for male strippers. we ran into FORMIKA there. we key-keyed and cut up and had a grand ol' time. | Permalink Tuesday, December 04, 2007 Ft. Get Luckydale the film's production company has put me up at one of Ft. Lauderdale's finest all male, clothing optional guest houses. i've got a gorgeous little 2 bedroom bungalow. i haven't seen any naked people yet, but i've only been here for less than 24 hours. | Permalink Monday, December 03, 2007 major! check out Posh Spice doing Supermodel in Vancouver! | Permalink 2009 RuCo, Inc.—All Rights Reserved |
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